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Julian of Norwich: Mysticism and Philosophy
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 January 2024
Abstract
Parts of Julian's Showings are examined for their didactic quality, and her work is briefly compared to that of Mechthild and Hildegard. The commentary of Tobin, Chervin and others is alluded to, and it is concluded that Julian is an exemplary teacher.
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1 LeClerc, Jean, “Preface,”Julian of Norwich: Showings, New York: Paulist Press, 1978, p. 3Google Scholar
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3 Chervin, Ronda de Sola, Prayers of the Women Mystics, Ann Arbor, MI: Servant Publications, 1992, p. 71Google Scholar.
4 The short text in the LeClerc edition comprises pp. 125–170.
5 Ibid., p. 136.
6 The editors of the Paulist Press edition note in the “Introduction” that “Julian's book is by far the most profound and difficult of all mediaeval English spiritual writings …” (Showings, eds. Edmund Colledge and James Walsh, “Introduction,” p. 22)
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15 Ibid., p. 140.
16 Ibid., p. 142.
17 Ibid., p. 149.
18 Ibid., p. 148.
19 Ibid., pp. 150–51.
20 Ibid., p. 154.
21 Ibid., p. 155.
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24 Ibid., p. 164.
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